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Summary This position is part of the National Archives and Records Administration. As part of the education staff, the incumbent designs, develops, and performs outreach services to disseminate NARA holdings through the presentation of educational workshops, professional development, distance learning, public lectures, and web and print publications for the general public, K-16 educators and educational institutions, students, and scholars. Responsibilities As an Education Specialist, you will: Plan, develop, and present a program of workshops on behalf of NARA to a wide range of K-16 educators, with a special emphasis on classroom teachers. Research, compile, draft, and publish educational materials for the upper-elementary through secondary school classroom, using National Archives records with a special emphasis on civic education. This includes consulting with other education staff and curators and creating educational materials to accompany NARA Exhibits. Lead the efforts of the volunteer docents and seasonal college interns to present school and community outreach programs; ensure that outreach workshops for school groups connect to curriculum standards; accept reservations and schedule volunteers for programs. Lead the efforts of NARA's education staff in using new training techniques and technologies in designing materials, courses, and workshops. This includes coordinating NARA's videoconferencing program for educational outreach; schedules, promotes, and conducts videoconferences. Maintain professional contacts within NARA, and with leaders in the education and museum professions, including but not limited to; responding to reference inquiries related to the NARA education program, NARA research facilities or assisting with providing tours for visiting professional educators, archivists, and historians as required. Requirements Conditions of Employment The experience may have been gained in either the public, private sector or volunteer service. One year of experience refers to full-time work; part-time work is considered on a prorated basis. To ensure full credit for your work experience, please indicate dates of employment by month/day/year, and indicate number of hours worked per week on your resume. A one year probationary period may be required. A one year supervisory or managerial probationary period may be required. Must successfully complete a background investigation. Complete a Declaration for Federal Employment to determine your suitability for Federal employment, at the time requested by the agency. If you are a male applicant born after December 31, 1959, certify that you have registered with the Selective Service System or are exempt from having to do so. Go through a Personal Identity Verification (PIV) process that requires two forms of identification from the Form i-9. Federal law requires verification of the identity and employment eligibility of all new hires in the U.S. Obtain and use a Government-issued charge card for business-related travel. The work is mostly sedentary although some travel is required. Occasional lifting may be required. Key Requirements: Please refer to "Conditions of Employment." Click "Print Preview" to review the entire announcement before applying. Must be U.S. Citizens or U.S. Nationals. Qualifications You must meet the following requirements within 30 days of the closing date of this announcement. SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE: For the GS-12, you must have one year of specialized experience at a level of difficulty and responsibility equivalent to the GS-11 grade level in the Federal service. Specialized experience for this position includes: Designing and facilitating professional development programs for educators at the K-12 level that includes best practices for integrating primary resources and archival material into classroom instruction; AND Creating educational curriculum that integrates primary resources and archival materials for students at the K-12 level; AND Leading volunteers, interns, or non-paid staff in the performance of presenting educational material. In addition to the above requirements, you must meet the following time-in-grade requirement, if applicable (as defined in 5 CFR 300, Subpart F): For the GS-12, you must have been at the GS-11 level for 52 weeks. Education INDIVIDUAL OCCUPATIONAL REQUIREMENT Basic Education Requirement: Degree: that included or was supplemented by major study in education or in a subject-matter field appropriate to the position. OR Combination of education and experience: courses equivalent to a major in education, or in a subject-matter field appropriate to the position, plus appropriate experience or additional course work that provided knowledge comparable to that normally acquired through the successful completion of the 4-year course of study described above. The education generally must be from an accredited (or pre-accredited) college or university recognized by the U.S. Department of Education. Additional Information To ensure compliance with an applicable preliminary nationwide injunction, which may be supplemented, modified, or vacated, depending on the course of ongoing litigation, the Federal Government will take no action to implement or enforce the COVID-19 vaccination requirement pursuant to Executive Order 14043 on Requiring Coronavirus Disease 2019 Vaccination for Federal Employees. We may select from this announcement or any other source to fill one or more vacancies. This announcement may be used to fill like positions in other organizations within the National Archives and Records Administration. This is a non-bargaining unit position. We offer opportunities for telework, per Agency policy. We offer opportunities for alternative and flexible work schedules, per Agency policy.